School: Drumbaragh (roll number 10801)
- Location:
- Drumbaragh, Co. Meath
- Teachers: M. Brighid Bean Uí Draoighneáin
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- (continued from previous page)Then he brings dung to the field and leaves it in heaps. Then he spreads it and drops the potatoes. Then he closes the drills. In a few weeks he knocks the tops of the drills.
When the potatoes are big and green he sprays them in October he takes them out. There are many varieties of potatoes, Arran Banners, Arran Cliffs, Arren Vrest, Arren Pilst, Arren Victory, Duke of York, Early Flounder, Early Purltean, Early Rose, Eclipse, Epicure,
May Queen, New Susect, Midlothian, Bally Dudoon, Rust Beauty, British Queen, Great Scot, Irish Queens, Champion, Golden wonder, Kerr's Pink, (Ke, King EDWARD VII, Leinster wonder, Up-to-date Beauty of Hebron, Arran Canaul, Sharpes Express.
Some farmers employ men and boys to pie the potatoes in October, and sometimes they employ boys for planting them. A number of farmers has a macine for diging the potatoes and tow horses are used in it.(continues on next page)
